Climbing Temples
Trip Start
Apr 11, 2008
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Trip End
May 15, 2010
Siem Reap, KH.16, Cambodia
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
The temples were absolutely fascinating. We ended up going to six different ones, including Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, and some lesser known temples. I'll upload the pictures (and there are many), because I really don't think I can adequately describe them. All I can say is that we definately did our fair share of climbing. All of the stairs leading up to the tops are incredibly long, incredibly steep, and incredibly scary. I've never really been too afraid of heights, but there were many occasions today when I was actually shaking. This of course, makes it worse, because shaking hands don't allow you to grip too well - if there is something to hold on to at all!
After we saw all of the temples we wanted to see, we decided to stop for a fruit juice at a small food place near Angkor Thom (the one with the tree growing out ofit). Instead, we experienced a lost-in-translation moment. We pointed to the pineapple juice on the menu and indicated that we wanted two of them. Instead, the waitress literally brought us out two entire, cut up, pineapples! A word of wisdom: do not eat too much pineapple because the sweetness will literally burn your mouth and your tongue for a full 24 hours.
